Something for the next generation
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Something for the next generation
Picked this up for the nubbins. It is a Marlin 94 .357. Our passion depends upon the next generation. Keep' em shootin. 1886.
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Marlin was kind enough to give me a factory second stock that I cut down to fit him when he was 5. Not having any money into it, I added the black-powder furniture (brass butt-plate, trigger guard, and patch-box). My son saw a picture of an Indian trade rifle in one of my books, and asked me to decorate this rifle - his first - that way. He has outgrown it size-wise, but loves the rifle so much he won't give it up!1886 wrote:My oldest boy started out with a Marlin .22 Mag. It was not as fancy as that one though. 1886.
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Tubby - I remember the pictures you posted of your daughters wedding. If I was married to her, and she didn't want to hunt, I think I'd have to give up hunting! She's a cutie!BlaineCGarverakaTubbyTuba wrote: My daughter turned into a girly-girl about the age of 18-19.........She'd prolly go shoot with me and she love's the meat, but it would be a no-show for hunting nowadays.......She won't go hunt with her husband, either (which, I explained to him, is not an all bad thing sometimes )
I think I'm going to have to start digging a moat around the house next year. My daughter is only 5, but I want to be prepared early for when she THINKS she's going to start dating!
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I guess my kids would rather shoot fresh cowpies than prairie dogs. Oh well, they had fun.
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The next generation, and the one after that, are going to be the ones deciding our gun rights, so we all need to be teaching as many as possible - not just our own - the joys of shooting, the true facts and proper place of our Second Amendment liberties, and the history of our freedom overall. Every youngster that doesn't take up his father's (and/or mother's) love of shooting is another victory for the left...
Great pictures and great stories. I am glad to see this post generated so much interest. The gun you all saw in the original post is a nice little Marlin 1894 in .357. It had some condition issues. Nothing too bad but I would have cared for it better if it were mine. It looked like it got caught in the rain several times. The rust was superficial so no biggie but the guts were bad. Weeds, seeds, powder fouling, etc. The bore was good though. I have her stripped down now ready for refinishing. I will post some after pictures. Keep the kids involved. 1886.
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Great post. Always important to get kids interested in safe and proper firearm fun. They must see so much bad gun handling on TV and video games. Even a couple of hours in the back yard with a BB gun can teach a youngster so much about shooting that they may want to continue with the sport for life.
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